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State Of The University Address, Uno Office Of The Chancellor
State Of The University Address, Uno Office Of The Chancellor
Chancellor’s Speeches
Good morning.
I want to thank the faculty, staff, students, community members, Board of Regents members, state senators, friends and my family who were able to attend today.
The first time I stood in this spot to deliver a State of the University address, I was interim Chancellor, and I had been in that role for a total of 28 days.
In that speech, I invited you to take a journey with me.
Vol. 27 No. 3 (Autumn 2016), Doi 10.18060/21388 Building An Engagement Center Through Love Of Place: The Story Of The Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Sara Woods, B. J. Reed, Deborah Smith-Howell
Vol. 27 No. 3 (Autumn 2016), Doi 10.18060/21388 Building An Engagement Center Through Love Of Place: The Story Of The Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Sara Woods, B. J. Reed, Deborah Smith-Howell
Scholarship of Metropolitan Mission
Universities throughout the United States operate engagement centers to extend campus faculty, staff and student resources to their communities. In 2014, the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) opened the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (Weitz CEC): a privately funded $24 million, 70,000 square foot facility located in the middle of its original Dodge Street campus. In addition to offices for its service learning and community service enterprises, the CEC houses over thirty university and community organizations and offers extensive space for meetings, dialogue and collaboration. This paper will discuss its strategic and programmatic origins, unique design, and lessons learned in …
Nebraska Watershed Network, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Nebraska Watershed Network, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Newsletters 2015-2016
This newsletter features: Water at Kaneko Gallery; NE Scifest; Raise the Roots; Gifford Park Garden; Sustainability Launchpad; Girl Scouts; and Director's Note
Black Lives Matter | Special Edition Omaha Table Talk, Inclusive Communities
Black Lives Matter | Special Edition Omaha Table Talk, Inclusive Communities
Newsletters 2015-2016
OMAHA, NE, July 20, 2016 - Inclusive Communities will host will host a special edition of its monthly Omaha Table Talk, Black Lives Matter at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (Weitz CEC). Black Lives Matter sheds light on the issues surrounding the discussion of race in relation to the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Student Engagement Spotlights, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs
Student Engagement Spotlights, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs
Accreditation
Community engagement and service are fundamental components of UNO’s identity. The following students exemplify commitment to community engagement. Their work represents the breadth of UNO’s involvement in various causes.
To learn more about these students and others, visit the UNO Campus Commitment website (to be published soon).
Uno Student Engagement Spotlights, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs
Uno Student Engagement Spotlights, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs
Community Engagement
Community engagement and service are fundamental components of UNO’s identity. The following students exemplify commitment to community engagement. Their work represents the breadth of UNO’s involvement in various causes.
P-16 Initiative, Uno Service Learning Academy
P-16 Initiative, Uno Service Learning Academy
Newsletters 2015-2016
This newsletter features: Gaining Perspective: Race & Our Juvenile Justice System; Mapping Histories: Learning Across the Ages; College & Career Readiness Characteristics Found in Service Learning; Service Learning Around the World; Student's Collaboration Leads to Environmental Sustainability; Multiple Collaborative Projects Created Diverse Experiences for Students; Students Learn to Speak Mandarin; Infusing Rigor into Service Learning: A K-12 Teacher & UNO Professor's Perspective; A Lesson in Ethics: What Would a Boys Town Middle School Student Do? and Letter from the Program Coordinator.
Alumni Survey Fall 2015, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
Alumni Survey Fall 2015, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
Community Engagement
The alumni survey provides the university information on the lives of students one or more years after graduation and their opinions about various topics concerning their time at UNO and beyond. In the past, UNO used an external vendor, ACT, to conduct the alumni survey. The survey was long, the cost was high, the response rate was extremely low, and, ultimately, the vendor discontinued the survey. UNO decided the best route was to create and administer their own alumni survey.
Alumni from 2010 and 2012 were surveyed by UNO in Fall 2015 in an effort to learn which cohort would …
Yvonne Miller And Carly Conrad, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Yvonne Miller And Carly Conrad, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Carly Conrad and Yvonne Miller were t he recipients of t he 2015 Outstanding Student Service Learning Award. They raised awareness about Native Americans living in Whiteclay, NE through showing the documentary Sober Indian Dangerous Indian.
Jacques Musavyimana, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Jacques Musavyimana, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Jacques Musavyimana is the president of UNO Students Against Hunger. Jacques founded UNO Students Against Hunger in fall 2015 with the aim to educate people about food insecurity and eradicate hunger.
Ferial Pearson, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Ferial Pearson, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Feria I Pearson, M.S., is the founder of the Secret Kindness Agents. Ferial started the Secret Kindness Agents to create o kinder community following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Neal Grandgenett, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Neal Grandgenett, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Neal Grandgenett, Ph.D, is a strong advocate of advancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education. As the Haddix Community Chair of STEM Education and the Co-Chair of the UNO STEM Leadership Team, Dr. Grandgenett leads UNO's STEM outreach efforts.
Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Sondra Rodriguez-Arroyo, D.Ed, was the 2016 recipient of the Service Learning Academy (SLA) Faculty Service Learning Award.
Jeanette Harder, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Jeanette Harder, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Jeanette Harder, Ph.D., founded t he UNO nonprofit STEPs.
Matthew Van Ormer, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Matthew Van Ormer, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Matthew Van Ormer worked at The Collaborative and is the co-founder of UNO Be The Match, a student organization aimed at adding individuals to the national bone marrow registry.
Michele Desmarais, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Michele Desmarais, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Michele Desmarais, Ph.D., is one of t he founders of the UNO organization SPHRS.
Amelia Squires, Staff Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Amelia Squires, Staff Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Amelia Squires is the UNO STEM Outreach Coordinator. She engages youth in STEM education opportunities like EUREKA-STEM!, which is an enrichment program that begins with a 4 week summer camp held on UNO's campus for middle school girls.
Anthony Hughes, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Anthony Hughes, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Anthony Hughes led the Queer Nebraska Youth Network (QNYN) from JAnuary 2014 through May 2015. The QNYN is the only youth-focused, peer-led LGBTQ+ group in Nebraska.
Katherine Esquivel, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Katherine Esquivel, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Katherine Esquivel cores deeply about serving others. She founded the Habitat for Humanity UNO Student Chapter.
Alma Becerril Salas, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Alma Becerril Salas, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Through the Office of Latin/Latino American Studies (OLLAS), Alma Becerril Salas helped create the Latino art exhibition ‘Latino-Latin American Artists: Exhibition & Conversations’. This art exhibit is the first of its kind to feature solely Latino artists from the Omaha metro area.
Joseph Allen, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Joseph Allen, Faculty Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Joe Allen, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. As the director of the Center for Applied Psychological Services and the founding director of the Volunteer Program Assessment- UNO, Dr. Allen has served hundreds of nonprofits.
Adrienne Cavill, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Adrienne Cavill, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Adrienne Cavill was one of the creators of the Marss Magnet Middle School Financial Literacy Program. Taught by College of Business Administration (CBA) Scholars, the class gave back to the community by teaching financial literacy topics to students.
Breanna Brown, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Breanna Brown, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
UNO swimmer, Breanna Brown, participates in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters mentoring program.
Alex Bauer, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Alex Bauer, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Alex Bauer is highly engaged with her community. "It started out that I'd do these things to make my parents happy and fulfill requirements for scholarships - but then, it really started to become an ingrained part of me. It became something that I was passionate about intrinsically. I want to make change in the world."
Krystal Herrmann (Staff) & Alan Kolok (Faculty), Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Krystal Herrmann (Staff) & Alan Kolok (Faculty), Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
The Nebraska Watershed Network (NWN) is a student-driven organization that aims to promote water quality through citizen science. Dr. Alan Kolok is the NWN director and Krystal Herrmann is the program coordinator.
Alyssa Cardona, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Alyssa Cardona, Student Spotlight, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement Spotlights
Alyssa Cardona organized a fundraiser that saved a maternal and child health clinic in Managua, Nicaragua from closing.
2016 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, Uno Office Of Academic Affairs
2016 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, Uno Office Of Academic Affairs
Community Engagement Award Applications
Program Purpose: The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. The Honor Roll is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s strategic commitment to engage millions of college students in service and celebrate the critical role of higher education in strengthening communities.The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge is a parallel national initiative that was launched in 2011,based on recommendations from President Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.Administered by The White House Office of Faith-based …
Uno Website: Uno Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Uno Website: Uno Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Community Engagement
UNO Website: UNO Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, "On January 7, 201 5 the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced the 240 U.S. colleges and universities receiving its 2015 Community Engagement Classification. The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), original ly classified in 2006 as one of the original 74 colleges and universities to receive the Community Engagement Classification, received continuing classification as a Community Engaged institution."
Introducing The 17th Annual Promoting The General Welfare Conference, Uno William Brennan Institute For Labor Studies
Introducing The 17th Annual Promoting The General Welfare Conference, Uno William Brennan Institute For Labor Studies
Programs and Brochures
UNO’s William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies is excited to bring you a one-day conference to explore how to expand the boundaries of democracy.
Uno And Ops Service Learning Partnerships, Uno Service Learning Academy
Uno And Ops Service Learning Partnerships, Uno Service Learning Academy
Programs and Brochures
UNO and OPS Service Learning Partnerships